1. Undertake an inspection of the work area (your RTO facility).

Your Sustainability Improvement Report has been approved and you are now required to implement strategies identified in your action plan. This includes an inspection of the workplace to identify environmental sustainability and resource usage issues and to identify and report on possible solutions.

You are required to undertake an inspection of the areas of the Blue Healer resort that are your responsibility. For the purposes of this assessment, this will mean you carrying out an inspection of the RTO facility where you are being assessed.

Prior to undertaking the inspection, use the internet to determine which tools and techniques will help you to determine whether improvements can be made to current practices. Note that any improvements should relate to the efficiency targets you documented in your Sustainability Improvement Report.

Record at least 3 actual or potential environmental sustainability and resource usage issues that you found during activity one.

Use the environmental sustainability and resource Usage Record Template to record your findings.

Environmental Sustainability and Resource Usage Record

Areas of RTO & practices reviewed	Provide a brief description of the issue in this section.
Use of consumables/ materials/ technology/ equipment Identify equipment that use energy and determine which equipment uses the most/least energy? Are switches left on overnight/weekend? Do staff use the sleep mode/screen saver? What practices are currently in place to help minimise energy wastage?
Energy usage e.g. water, electricity gas How is energy used on a daily basis? What things/tasks use up the most energy? Are switches left on overnight/weekend? Are staff using energy sensibly? What practices are in place to support effective energy use?
Waste Describe workplace waste. How is it disposed of? Are staff conscious of waste management practices e.g. recycling, reuse, disposal?

One of the tools you will use is an electricity consumption measurement device that will be provided by the RTO. Use the instructions provided and/or the internet to determine how to use the device provided. Then measure the energy consumption of at least three of the RTO's workstations; energy consumption.

Note that you are not required to undertake an extensive audit of the RTO's workstations' energy consumption. You are required to demonstrate your ability to measure team members' energy usage. Use the device provided by the RTO and the Current energy usage table in the Usage Record Template to demonstrate how to do this.

Your assessor will advise you of the date and time of the inspection and will observe you conducting the inspection.